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A review by davidr
Blue at the Mizzen by Patrick O'Brian
4.0
This is another excellent historical novel by Patrick O'Brian, in the Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin series. In this story, Aubrey starts to feel passed over, as other, less experienced captains are promoted to the rank of admiral. Meanwhile, naturalist and surgeon Maturin falls in love with a beautiful widow.
This is peacetime now, and the opportunities for sea action are scarce. Nevertheless, The Surprise and her crew get a chance to show their stuff, although the action does not take very much space in the book.
This was O'Brian's last book. Like all of his novels, this one is good literature. The character development is wonderful, the historical accuracy seems to be superb. The dialogs are spot on. I love the two main characters. Aubrey and Maturin sometimes play music together (violin and cello, respectively), and when Aubrey complains how a particular composition could have been improved, I loved it!
I listened to this book as an audiobook. Simon Vance is a fantastic narrator; he does all of the accents well. His voice inflections help to distinguish the speakers with ease. Vance blew life into the story; I highly recommend the audiobook!
This is peacetime now, and the opportunities for sea action are scarce. Nevertheless, The Surprise and her crew get a chance to show their stuff, although the action does not take very much space in the book.
This was O'Brian's last book. Like all of his novels, this one is good literature. The character development is wonderful, the historical accuracy seems to be superb. The dialogs are spot on. I love the two main characters. Aubrey and Maturin sometimes play music together (violin and cello, respectively), and when Aubrey complains how a particular composition could have been improved, I loved it!
I listened to this book as an audiobook. Simon Vance is a fantastic narrator; he does all of the accents well. His voice inflections help to distinguish the speakers with ease. Vance blew life into the story; I highly recommend the audiobook!